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admin2 August 9, 2011 No Comments on Who invented the Pencil? In the year 1795, a man named N. J. Conte invented pencils. These pencils were prepared of graphite that had been ground with certain types of muds, pressed into sticks, and fired in a furnace. This technique is the basis for the fabrication of all types of pencils available today.
A look at the history of pencil sharpeners shows that the Frenchman Bernard Lassimone was the first to get a patent for pencil sharpeners in 1828. Following his invention, other designers made improvements and refinements. The Early Pencil Sharpeners. Pencils had been invented before the sharpener and people used knives to sharpen them. It was a tedious process and the result was uneven. After Lassimoneâs invention, Therry des Estwaux came out with a mechanical sharpener in 1844.